Dell Optiplex

I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
their low end 210L are hard to beat.

And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
any bad experiences with them?

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brazen wrote:
> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
> any bad experiences with them?

Since the unreliable Dell debacle began all my clients have moved to
IBM/Lenovo machines. These have been very reliable and are comparable
with Dell for price.

"brazen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
> any bad experiences with them?
>
> cheers
>
> gay
>

Probably because no one is buying Dell, so no one is complaining They
haven't been selling anywhere as many these days. I wouldn't buy another
dell, there are better brands around now at better prices.

"brazen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
> any bad experiences with them?
>
> cheers
>
> gay
The only problem I've seen is the bad capacitor on the motherboard problem
which causes random lockups. This was fixed under warrenty and a believe is
a well know issue with a particular brand of cap. A significant number of
older IBMs died from this particular ailment.

On 1 Nov 2006 19:36:04 -0800, brazen wrote:
> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
> any bad experiences with them?
>
> cheers
>
> gay

Hmmm those GX270 caps were bad, with power supplies blowing up to.
The worst part is that you knew they would fail and if you rang up Dell
they would say they wouldn't replace them until you actually experienced
startup issues. They reckoned leaking caps were OK ???!!! Oh well, what
they didn't seem to realise is that we had a four year warranty...

In message <1162450928.337221@ftpsrv1>, Vista wrote:
> "brazen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
>> any bad experiences with them?
>
> Probably because no one is buying Dell, so no one is complaining They
> haven't been selling anywhere as many these days. I wouldn't buy another
> dell, there are better brands around now at better prices.

On 1 Nov 2006 19:36:04 -0800, "brazen" <>
magnanimously proffered:
>Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
>I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
>hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
>company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
>their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
>And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
>any bad experiences with them?
>
>cheers
>
>gay

Dell Dimension 9150:

Around two months old. Had sound problems to start with, but Dell
replaced the motherboard (integrated sound card) under warranty. Then,
over the weekend, my DVD/CD ROM Drive packed up. Called the 24/7
service number on Sunday and a tech arrived on Tuesday to replaced it.
Other than some minor inconvenience caused by these problems, I've
been impressed with the overall performance of the machine and the
*excellent* after sales service Dell has provided. Compare that with
the major problems I had with my last Acer PC and the crap after sales
service, I'm happy as Larry.

On the other hand, my last PC was a Gateway and, I never had to fix
anything under warranty.

brazen wrote:
> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>
> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>
> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
> any bad experiences with them?
>
> cheers
>
> gay
>

I have hundreds of Dell servers and workstations with no issues at all,
I highly recommend them.

Tony wrote:
> brazen wrote:
>> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>>
>> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
>> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
>> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
>> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>>
>> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
>> any bad experiences with them?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> gay
>>
>
> I have hundreds of Dell servers and workstations with no issues at all,
> I highly recommend them.

yep....really good, as long as its basic stuff like a new motherboard or
hdrive Dell are fine....if you are considering them for services type
support, think again....

On 2 Nov 2006 10:54:59 -0800, "brazen" <>
exclaimed:
>> >>
>> >> > (if you want to know a leasing
>> >> >company to *not* do business with then email me)
>> >>
>> >> Tell us! Tell us!
>> >>
>> >> There's a few around, actually. There's no libel issues if you say you
>> >> don't like them because xxx....
>> >
>> >nice coax, fred I'm not that keen on lawyers but by crikey there are
>> >some lying, thieving bastards about.
>> >
>>
>> Does the place start with F, and end with T ?
>
>No, actually, but I was considering them for the replacements. Are they
>bollox too?

I know of a few people who are unhappy with the price they've tried to
charge to purchase gear at the end of a lease period, and they also do
charge quite a bit of interest compared with many others.

Fred Dagg wrote:
> On 2 Nov 2006 10:54:59 -0800, "brazen" <>
> exclaimed:
> >> >>
> >> >> > (if you want to know a leasing
> >> >> >company to *not* do business with then email me)
> >> >>
> >> >> Tell us! Tell us!
> >> >>
> >> >> There's a few around, actually. There's no libel issues if you say you
> >> >> don't like them because xxx....
> >> >
> >> >nice coax, fred I'm not that keen on lawyers but by crikey there are
> >> >some lying, thieving bastards about.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Does the place start with F, and end with T ?
> >
> >No, actually, but I was considering them for the replacements. Are they
> >bollox too?
>
> I know of a few people who are unhappy with the price they've tried to
> charge to purchase gear at the end of a lease period, and they also do
> charge quite a bit of interest compared with many others.

mmm, my guys went belly up, sold the lease/ownership on but not the
support bit. The hard drive was giving "disaster imminent" messages a
month before the end and new lease owner wouldnt fix it. I managed to
get a replacement hard drive as it was still under warranty but they
wouldnt fit it or trf data, so of course it never got fixed. Then at
the end of it they gave me an absolutely ridiculous purchase price for
a perfect machine let alone for a broken one. A leasing/finance co &
support/maintenance co in Ak that should be avoided at all costs.

On 2 Nov 2006 19:06:34 -0800, "brazen" <>
exclaimed:
>
>Fred Dagg wrote:
>> On 2 Nov 2006 10:54:59 -0800, "brazen" <>
>> exclaimed:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > (if you want to know a leasing
>> >> >> >company to *not* do business with then email me)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Tell us! Tell us!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> There's a few around, actually. There's no libel issues if you say you
>> >> >> don't like them because xxx....
>> >> >
>> >> >nice coax, fred I'm not that keen on lawyers but by crikey there are
>> >> >some lying, thieving bastards about.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Does the place start with F, and end with T ?
>> >
>> >No, actually, but I was considering them for the replacements. Are they
>> >bollox too?
>>
>> I know of a few people who are unhappy with the price they've tried to
>> charge to purchase gear at the end of a lease period, and they also do
>> charge quite a bit of interest compared with many others.
>
>mmm, my guys went belly up, sold the lease/ownership on but not the
>support bit. The hard drive was giving "disaster imminent" messages a
>month before the end and new lease owner wouldnt fix it. I managed to
>get a replacement hard drive as it was still under warranty but they
>wouldnt fit it or trf data, so of course it never got fixed. Then at
>the end of it they gave me an absolutely ridiculous purchase price for
>a perfect machine let alone for a broken one. A leasing/finance co &
>support/maintenance co in Ak that should be avoided at all costs.

EMB wrote:
> brazen wrote:
>> Anyone have any strong opinions on them?
>>
>> I know they had a pretty bad patch a wee while back, but we need more
>> hardware to replace some leased machines (if you want to know a leasing
>> company to *not* do business with then email me) and the prices for
>> their low end 210L are hard to beat.
>>
>> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
>> any bad experiences with them?
>
> Since the unreliable Dell debacle began all my clients have moved to
> IBM/Lenovo machines. These have been very reliable and are comparable
> with Dell for price.
>
>

We've just moved from IBM to Dell since they've got the best price while
still maintaining decent parts replacement service..

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message <1162450928.337221@ftpsrv1>, Vista wrote:
>
>> "brazen" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>
>>> And I havent heard anyone griping about Dell for a while - anyone have
>>> any bad experiences with them?
>> Probably because no one is buying Dell, so no one is complaining They
>> haven't been selling anywhere as many these days. I wouldn't buy another
>> dell, there are better brands around now at better prices.
>
> Would you buy _any_ name brand at all? Better stick to white-box.

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